Collin Wallace

Like so many black Americans, I have been inundated with a deluge of emails, letting me know that I am supported and cared for by the corporations and people that surround me in Silicon Valley. This is my response to one of those emails from AngelList. AngelList is not the only one, but it presents the quintessential example of the lipservice we feel when receiving “emails of support” from the same companies, funds, firms, and people that routinely overlook and underestimate us. I have included the email below for reference. AngelList Dear AngelList, I really had to think long and hard about whether or not to respond to this “email of support.” Like so many black Americans I have been inundated with emails feigning support for us, our communities and our plights. We are overwhelmed with the everyday burdens of being black, and now we feel obligated to congratulate the rest of society for finally waking up. When support is genuine, we genuinely feel the love. However, when it is...